Saw this post about How to Pack a Bag for Travel over at Art of Manliness and thought it was a very appropriate before your next mancation.

While this might seem like an obvious topic to many, the sad reality is (according to my wife, who is now being validated by AoM!) that us guys just don’t know how to pack well - especially the finer points like how to fold dress shirts so they don’t come out of the bag all creased.

TV and movie cast reunion parties are always a great excuse to plan a mancation around, whether it is Dukesfest down in Atlanta, a Star Trek Convention, or this upcoming Back to the Future cast reunion convention coming up next year in Chicago.

This promises to be a lot of fun and October is a great time to visit Chicago as it is a bit cooler, but not too bad, the weather is usually good and summer gas prices are usually down by this time so it makes it affordable to come here as well.

Tickets for the event are $200, and includes autograph session, the Gold VIP Weekend Ticket is $350 and includes the autograph sessions plus additional access, photos, and photo opportunities.

Date for this awesome fan fest will be Sept. 11-13

The exact location of the Back to the Future cast reunion hasn’t been confirmed yet, but the organizer tells me that it will be in the North West Suburbs somewhere probably.

Part of the proceeds will also be going to help support The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Charity Research for Parkinson’s Disease.

More details as we get them!

The guys at Combos have prepared a cool video to help get people excited about their Win a Mancation Contest.

For those of you who might not have heard of the contest previously, it features an opportunity to win a 6-day, 5-night trip to Dayton Beach, for the Daytona 500 and tons of other great prize goodies.

Does this sound like fun or what!